This project should not be approved for the following reasons: 1) The premise or purpose and need is false 2) Mortality and morbidity rates of those most affected by continued increases of pollution sources are already high, adverse and disproportionate 3) The air pollution calculations used for decision making surrounding the Clean Air Act and NAAQS compliance are untrustworthy 4) A completely inadequate cumulative impact analysis is presented that fails to account for the existing public health impacts 5) Missing a proper environmental justice analysis and engagement 6) Missing an analysis of children’s health 7) Climate THE PREMISE OR PURPOSE AND NEED IS FALSE EPA Scoping Comments dated 9/28/2018 said: “The proposed projects therefore would assist in accommodating that projected growth, which would also occur with or without the projects.” However, FAA has said the following in 2020: “However, airports with significant congestion and constraints can have firm constraints that preclude further operations growth. Firm constraints can include lack of gate availability to schedule new flights or demand that systemically exceeds runway capacity.”1(bold and italics added) Capacity Accommodating the growth is the goal. Without the expansion program it may not be possible to host the growth in a safe manner. Congestion on runways and for landing and takeoff operations is managed to protect aviation safety, which is the primary goal of the FAA. We should not be required to accept the idea that a congested airport will occur while at the same time knowing FAA would never allow a level…Open full document
Notes
Ms. Wagner’s comments are excellent but lengthy reading. We created a summary of her main points and key references here: https://seatacnoise.info/summary-of-comments-from-debi-wagner-on-faa-environmental-assessment-for-sea-tac-airport-samp/